Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Root Words
Many words are formed by adding a prefix and/or a suffix to a root word. For example, the word transportation is port plus the prefix trans- and the suffix -ation.
Add prefixes and/or suffixes to each of the root words below to form five words. Use a dictionary to check your spelling and add a definition for each one.
Add prefixes and/or suffixes to each of the root words below to form five words. Use a dictionary to check your spelling and add a definition for each one.
- oper (work)
- ped (foot)
- sect (cut)
- tele (far)
- therm (heat)
- vis, view, vid (see)
- vit, viv (life)
Dictionary Scavenger Hunt
1. Write the name of the dictionary. ___________________________________________________
2. In what year was the dictionary published? ___________________________________________________
3. What is the first word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
4. What is the last word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
5. How many pages does the dictionary have? ___________________________________________________
6. How many pages of words starting with x are in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
7. Look up the word one. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
8. Look up the word narcissus. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
9. Look up the word fire. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
10. Find the first noun in your dictionary that has four syllables. ___________________________________________________
12. What is the last word in the u section of the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
13. How many pages of words starting with q are in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
14. Look up the word azure. It is a shade of ___________________________________________________
15. Look up the word larynx. Where is the larynx located? ___________________________________________________
16. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with m. ___________________________________________________
17. Look up the word pocket. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
18. Look up the word burro. It is a small ___________________________________________________
19. Look up the word calico. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
20. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with s that has three syllables. ___________________________________________________
22. What is the last word in the m section of the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
23. How many words start with gy in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
24. Find the first noun in your dictionary starting with r that has four syllables. ___________________________________________________
25. Look up the word quahog. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
26. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with p. ___________________________________________________
27. Look up the word stock. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
28. Look up the word haddock. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
29. Look up the word radioactivity. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
31. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with d that has two syllables. ___________________________________________________
32. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with c that has two syllables. ___________________________________________________
33. Look up the word fuselage. It is a part of an ___________________________________________________
2. In what year was the dictionary published? ___________________________________________________
3. What is the first word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
4. What is the last word listed in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
5. How many pages does the dictionary have? ___________________________________________________
6. How many pages of words starting with x are in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
7. Look up the word one. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
8. Look up the word narcissus. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
9. Look up the word fire. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
10. Find the first noun in your dictionary that has four syllables. ___________________________________________________
11. What is the first word in the r section of the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
12. What is the last word in the u section of the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
13. How many pages of words starting with q are in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
14. Look up the word azure. It is a shade of ___________________________________________________
15. Look up the word larynx. Where is the larynx located? ___________________________________________________
16. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with m. ___________________________________________________
17. Look up the word pocket. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
18. Look up the word burro. It is a small ___________________________________________________
19. Look up the word calico. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
20. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with s that has three syllables. ___________________________________________________
21. What is the first word starting with str in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
22. What is the last word in the m section of the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
23. How many words start with gy in the dictionary? ___________________________________________________
24. Find the first noun in your dictionary starting with r that has four syllables. ___________________________________________________
25. Look up the word quahog. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
26. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with p. ___________________________________________________
27. Look up the word stock. In addition to being a noun it is also an _______________________ and a_________________________
28. Look up the word haddock. It is a type of ___________________________________________________
29. Look up the word radioactivity. How many syllables does it have? ___________________________________________________
30. Find the first adjective in your dictionary starting with g. ___________________________________________________
32. Find the first verb in your dictionary starting with c that has two syllables. ___________________________________________________
33. Look up the word fuselage. It is a part of an ___________________________________________________
Monday, February 20, 2012
Personal Narrative Essay - 7th Grade
Students are to write a personal narrative from the perspective of a Mythological character. They can either create a story, told from one of the twelve great Olympian’s point of view, or retell a story read in class, through the point-of-view of a character in the story. Students must include at least five facts from any of the Myths we have read. Students are expected to write well-organized narratives with descriptive language. They are also expected to keep all parts of the writing process, as well as this rubric for their final paper. The grading rubric is as follows:
Rubric
Accuracy of information 20
-Is the information that you used from the book, accurate in your story? How much information from the book did you use?
Organization 25
-Does your narrative have a beginning, middle, and end? Does it move along nicely or is it hard to follow?
Content 25
-Does your narrative contain similes, metaphors, and other forms of descriptive language or is it bland?
Grammar 10
-Is your narrative relatively free of grammatical errors?
Rough drafts 10
-Have you included all your rough drafts, with corrections on them?
Outline 5
-Have you included a detailed and organized outline?
Brainstorm 5
-Have you included a fully developed brainstorm?
Rubric +5
-Five extra credit points for including the rubric.
Total 100
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
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